As Spring draws closer the trees are starting to show signs of budding leaves and flowers and the small birds are increasing in number. This is a Brown Thornbill. Quite a cute little thing with an equally cute cheep sound.
Superb Lyrebird (male)
Recently I posted shots of a female lyrebird I was fortunate to come across quite close at 1000 steps in Upper Ferntree Gully. This week I was visiting Sherbrooke Forest and heard a male lyrebird singing. I thought I was going to miss seeing it as two very loud runners (both by sound and the…
Swamp wallaby and baby
Can’t believe I missed a day in posting. I usually have posts ready to go but have been distracted these past couple of days with updating the site and new ideas for it. However, I would love to share with you this image of a swamp wallaby and joey. Wallabies are more thickset than kangaroos…
The Darter Bird
At Lysterfield Lake yesterday, it was very still and calm first thing in the morning. I wandered around to see what might be different – who or what was visiting the lake? I found a Darter bird (sometimes referred to as the Snake bird because of how it snakes its head on its long neck)…
Calm mornings
I’ve been to Lysterfield Lake a few times in the past week. Now that my husband is home recovering from his accident and settling into daily life, working at home, having physio, etc, I can actually plan time to go out walking regularly again. I was missing it and the body weight is showing it…